Schlein is convinced that the PD will ultimately hover around 25 per cent, and she does not want to give up on trying to bring Carlo Calenda on board with the centre-left. Her reasoning is that his votes are needed too

“We are in agreement with our allies 90 per cent of the time. On the issues of support for Ukraine and defence spending, there are differing views, but I am optimistic,” says the Democratic senator

“For months, the secretary of the PD and other left-wing figures have been spinning a narrative made up of allusions and insinuations,” accuses the Prime Minister, referring to her speech on stage at the PES Congress in Amsterdam. “Today she has even gone so far as to deny her own words, claiming she never made any such connection.” The Prime Minister’s social media post

The Democratic Party secretary, three days after the clashes: “Unacceptable, serious acts of violence that can never be justified; we condemn violence without any ifs or buts. The government is exploiting these violent incidents to pin the blame on the opposition.”

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Schlein has proposed an agreement to all parties on artificial intelligence: “Let’s not use AI to attribute fabricated words or facts to our opponents.” Meloni told Il Foglio: “It’s an issue I raised before anyone else: I agree.”

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